Chapter 2376: Chapter 2376 Heartfelt Admiration
Wyang Wei stood on the city wall, watching Ye Liuyun’s battle with great excitement and emotion.
“We won, we really won! Facing an enemy ten times stronger head-on!” Wyang Wei felt overwhelming excitement and was truly heartfelt in his admiration for Ye Liuyun.
Moreover, through this battle, Ye Liuyun expanded his army to five thousand soldiers. At this rate, it wouldn’t take long before he could form a truly powerful force.
Yet Ye Liuyun himself wasn’t entirely satisfied.
After initially reorganizing the troops, he then led them back into the city.
Then he used the Black Tower to teleport back to the God Realm, brought Pei Yong along, and had him assist with reorganizing and training the army.
Yu Yao trained the troops very diligently, but the intensity was lacking as wasn’t as effective as Pei Yong’s amateur’s methods.
Ye Liuyun secretly reminded Pei Yong not to reveal his identity and explained his current situation to him.
Pei Yong was also quite sharp and understood the seriousness of the situation.
His clone immediately helped him buy an identity card, reminding him not to slip up with his cover story.
Fortunately, Wyang Wei didn’t interfere much with Ye Liuyun’s affairs. He just assisted quietly from the sidelines, silently observing. This had made him a fairly competent supervising officer.
Ye Liuyun called Wyang Wei over and discussed with him, “You’ve seen the results of this battle. What I want is an elite force. Currently, I estimate the size of the elite troops to be within about two thousand.”
“I need resources, mainly elixirs. Could you help me discuss with Marquis Wan to see if he can provide them directly? If not, could he give us spirit crystals instead, so we can exchange for what we need ourselves?”
Ye Liuyun’s ultimate goal was to recruit alchemists and weapon-refining masters, but since his legion was still small, he couldn’t make such demands yet and had to take it step by step.
"Okay!"
Wang Wei agreed without hesitation this time. He had witnessed the formidable strength of Ye Liuyun’s army firsthand, making it easier to justify the decision to Wan Weihou.
When he reported to Wan Weihou, he sincerely expressed his admiration for Ye Liuyun. Although he didn’t exaggerate, he still made Wan Weihou feel that this investment was truly worthwhile.
So Wan Weihou immediately agreed and provided Ye Liuyun with the requested amount of elixirs, sending them directly to Wyang Wei via the conveyor disc.
Ye Liuyun immediately handed over all these resources to Pei Yong, instructing him to distribute them accordingly.
Yu Yao followed Pei Yong to learn the training methods for soldiers.
As soon as Pei Yong took charge, Wyang Wei and Yu Yao were both stunned speechless.
Because in their eyes, Pei Yong didn’t treat these soldiers like people at all. Yet Pei Yong led by example, training alongside the soldiers. Even Yu Yao had to join in the training himself.
"Train hard now and you won’t die! But on the battlefield, the moment you slip up even a little, you’ll lose your life!
“If you follow my requirements, I will turn you into the strongest soldiers. Whether you kill others or get killed yourselves, that’s up to you to decide!”
At first, the soldiers weren’t used to it. But seeing Pei Yong and Yu Yao training alongside them, they had no complaints.
Pei Yong selected just over 2,500 elite soldiers, and in less than ten days of training, he eliminated more than 500 of them.
“Those who fail the training or can’t keep up, get lost and become cannon fodder. Don’t hang around with us elites!”
Pei Yong not only eliminated soldiers during training but also mentally tormented them at the same time.
Many soldiers fought back against Pei Yong just to save face, stubbornly enduring his harsh training and mental pressure.
Pei Yong knew this but didn’t care at all. Instead, he told Yu Yao, “Don’t worry. After a few battles, they’ll be grateful to us!”
As the training progressed, these soldiers grew increasingly tough and resilient.
After ten days, no new reinforcements arrived, which gave Pei Yong more time for training.
“I hope they come after a month!” Pei Yong said hopefully.
He thought that if the soldiers could maintain this intensity of training for a month, their strength would be even greater.
Ye Liuyun didn’t want to wait that long.
“If they come after a month, that would be at least a hundred thousand troops, and it would be hard for us to deal with them. I don’t think they would send such a large army against us.”
“The next time they come, it will be at most fifty thousand troops. It should be within the next couple of days. Get ready for battle!”
“All right, I’m ready to head to the battlefield anytime!” Pei Yong wasn’t worried about the fighting.
What amazed Wyang Wei and Yu Yao was that Ye Liuyun’s guess was absolutely right. One day later, the fifty thousand reinforcements sent by Jin Qianghou arrived.
"Understood!" Pei Yong immediately set off to make arrangements.
“Regular soldiers charge first, with the beast pack following behind to break through the gap. Then the Empyrean Legion charges in!” Ye Liuyun instructed.
“Got it!” Pei Yong immediately went to make the arrangements.
Ye Liuyun was well aware that treating surrendered soldiers this way was somewhat cruel, but this was war. If he truly let those elite troops charge at the forefront, he’d have no soldiers left for the next battle!
“There’s no way around it. We just can’t lead them effectively right now! They can only be used as cannon fodder!”
Ye Liuyun also knew it was harsh to treat the surrendered soldiers this way, but this was war. If he let those elite soldiers charge at the front, he wouldn’t have any troops left for the next battle!
After organizing the soldiers, Pei Yong still led his troops out of the city, putting on a stance as if ready to confront the enemy head-on.
Similarly, the enemy still assumed that Ye Liuyun and his forces didn’t know how to command troops.
"Charge!"
At Pei Yong’s command, the surrendered soldiers had no choice but to obey orders since they signed the agreement earlier. Even though they knew it was a suicide mission.
With no other choice, they charged forward like madmen, screaming as they ran. Their momentum was surprisingly strong.
Amid the thunder of marching footsteps, Ye Liuyun followed behind, keeping an eye on the distance. Suddenly, he unleashed the feral beasts. The beast pack silently began accelerating, following closely behind the troops.
Then Pei Yong led the elite troops, closing in right behind the beast pack.
"Kill them!"
When the enemy vanguard saw that the charging soldiers were all of relatively low cultivation levels, they let down their guard and charged forward to meet them head-on.
“Phantom Hand, Xenocide, and Vespera. You three go launch a sneak attack on their commanders!”
Ye Liuyun ordered the Vespera and the other beasts to strike silently, then followed Pei Yong into the charge.
As soon as both sides clashed, the air was filled with the constant sounds of shouting and killing.
The cannon fodder sent out by Ye Liuyun was cut down row after row.
"Speed up!"
Ye Liyun gave an order to the beats pack.
"Roar!"
With a roar from the White Tiger, the beast pack immediately began to accelerate. At this distance, it was just enough for them to form a beast tide.
The front row consisted of huge, tough feral beasts like Brute Bulls and Arrogant Bears, with thick skin and strong bodies. The Megalithic Ape even petrified its flesh as it charged forward. Meanwhile, Vermilion Bird, Bing Lan, and others rode on the backs of some feral beasts, launching elemental attacks.
These feral beasts were also at a high realm. Once they started running, they couldn’t be stopped. Even if their own allies stood in their way, they would just knock them flying.
“Hmph! Just a bunch of beasts, only a few hundred of them. There’s nothing to be afraid of! Surround them and don’t let a single one escape!” The opposing commander, even upon seeing the feral beasts, didn’t pay much attention.
If he won this time, Jin Qianghou would give him many rewards. These few losses can easily be made up. So what he wanted was a complete annihilation and a decisive victory.
